PHOTOS: Kohli, Cowan tons light up Day 2 of Aus warm-up match

PHOTOS: Kohli, Cowan tons light up Day 2 of warm-up match

Test hopeful Ed Cowan's 109 off 154 balls, inclusive of 16 fours, was the highlight of Cricket Australia Chairman's XI's reply to the Indians' first innings total of 269 on Day 2 of the second warm-up game at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old Cowan, who firmly brought himself on to the selectors' frame for the Boxing Day Test with his brilliant century, believes Australian batsmen can score runs against the touring attack if they are prepared to dig their heels in the forthcoming Test series.

"I definitely think once you get in against those seamers, if the conditions are right, you can certainly score some runs," said Cowan.

Holland bags six wickets

Left-arm spinner Holland, a 25-year-old cricketer from Victoria who visited India with the Australian squad last year but did not play in any of the scheduled seven ODIs, went on to also dismiss Mahendra Singh Dhoni, R Ashwin (4), Zaheer Khan (0) and Abhimanyu Mithun (0) for morning figures of five for 33 from 9.1 overs.